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6.2 Workplace Reform
Term | Definition |
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | a factory fire in 1911 in New York that killed 146 workers trapped in the building; led to new safety standard laws |
Workers' Compensation Laws | guaranteed a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job; first passed in 1902 in Maryland |
capitalism | economic system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determines how much goods cost |
socialsim | system in which government owns and operates a country's industry |
William "Big Bill" Haywood | Leader of the IWW ( Industrial Workers of the World ) whose goal was to organize all workers into one union to overthrow Capitalism |
Industrial Workers of the World | Founded in 1905 |